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<blockquote data-quote="Lurks-no-More" data-source="post: 524296" data-attributes="member: 8226">I'm extremely happy with Peter Jackson's work. It has done a lot to wipe away the bad memories of the Bakshi abomination...Especially good locations:The Shire looked great. Peaceful, prosperous, rustic, not grungy but neither too neat. It looked like a real place, not a set.The elven and Numenorian ruins visible here and there in the background really gave me the impression of a world with ages of history behind it.Isengard and Orthanc. The change from tree-filled garden into an industrial hellhole shows the effect of Sauron well. And the cold, sharp-looking interior was classy.As for characters, Elijah Wood was maybe a bit too pretty for Frodo, but it doesn't bother me. Sam was great; he's not a bumpkin any more. The elves were nice, and Elrond was good too. He is a half-elf, remember, and despite being immortal, he should look like he has lived for a long time.Orcs, for me, were excellent. Ever noticed that Tolkien never gave a very clear description of them? That's why we have the old piggish orcs of AD&amp;D, green hulky orcs of WH and Warcraft, and so on. Jackson's orcs looked like someone had taken an elf and twisted them until they broke, then raised the result with concentrated malice and random cruelty. And finally, speaking of Saruman's role in the movie: a good thing. In the books, we never see Saruman until he is defeated (except in Gandalf's exposition in the Council). I want to see a villain doing the villaineous things, especially if he is as cool as Saruman.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lurks-no-More, post: 524296, member: 8226"] I'm extremely happy with Peter Jackson's work. It has done a lot to wipe away the bad memories of the Bakshi abomination... Especially good locations: The Shire looked great. Peaceful, prosperous, rustic, not grungy but neither too neat. It looked like a real place, not a set. The elven and Numenorian ruins visible here and there in the background really gave me the impression of a world with [i]ages[/i] of history behind it. Isengard and Orthanc. The change from tree-filled garden into an industrial hellhole shows the effect of Sauron well. And the cold, sharp-looking interior was classy. As for characters, Elijah Wood was maybe a bit too pretty for Frodo, but it doesn't bother me. Sam was great; he's not a bumpkin any more. The elves were nice, and Elrond was good too. He is a half-elf, remember, and despite being immortal, he should look like he has lived for a long time. Orcs, for me, were excellent. Ever noticed that Tolkien never gave a very clear description of them? That's why we have the old piggish orcs of AD&D, green hulky orcs of WH and Warcraft, and so on. Jackson's orcs looked like someone had taken an elf and twisted them until they broke, then raised the result with concentrated malice and random cruelty. And finally, speaking of Saruman's role in the movie: a good thing. In the books, we never see Saruman until he is defeated (except in Gandalf's exposition in the Council). I want to see a villain doing the villaineous things, especially if he is as cool as Saruman. [/QUOTE]

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